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Stringent law enforcement crucial to keep forest fire cases down

Indonesia, home to the world's third-largest tropical rainforests, has been successful in significantly reducing ...

26 hotspots detected in North Sumatra: BMKG

Twenty-six hotspots have been detected in several parts of North Sumatra province by Sensor Modis NOAA20, the ...

West Aceh district opens rehab facility for drug users

The West Aceh district administration has set up a rehabilitation facility at a hospital in Beureugang village, Kaway ...

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Indonesia's weather is a study in contrasts

Indonesia is preparing anticipatory measures against extreme weather events as it is prone to hydro-meteorological ...

Efforts on to put out wildfires in West Aceh

Personnel from the West Aceh Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) and a joint team of firefighters were striving to ...

Satellites identify 23 hotspots of forest fires in North Sumatra

The Terra and Aqua satellites as well as the NOAA20 satellites unearthed 23 medium-category hotspots in North Sumatra ...

Helicopters drop 4.6 million liters water in South Sumatra

Aerial firefighting helicopters dropped over 4.6 million liters of water to help douse forest and land fires at 51 ...

Jambi police arrest two arsonists for torching land for clearance

Police personnel in Tanjab Timur District, Jambi Province, apprehended two local residents for allegedly torching four ...

P&G embraces natural climate solutions to accelerate progress on climate change and will make operations carbon neutral for the decade

The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) announced a new commitment to have its global operations be carbon neutral ...

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COVID-19 adding to challenge posed by forest fires

With Indonesia still in the grip of the coronavirus, which is known to cause severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), ...

Government sees dramatic increase in forest fires in Aug-Sep

Minister of Environment and Forestry, Siti Nurbaya Bakar, said the Indonesian government is anticipating a potential ...

Hytera multi-mode advanced radios with RoIP solution enhance public safety response

- Hytera multi-mode advanced radios with RoIP solution provide public safety personnel with a vital tool to help them ...

Three orangutans released into Tanjung Puting National Park

Indonesia's Environment and Forestry Ministry and its partners in Central Kalimantan Province released three ...

Sebangau peat forest, a paradise under threat

A man in his 30s checks a motorboat's engine, while travelers board a vessel at Kereng Bekirai Port, one of the two ...

BMKG forecasts extreme weather to extend until March

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has projected extreme weather to protract until March in ...